[Tiktaalik]

Seems like view cones are a frequent criticism of certain pro-housing activists, but I think we can see from this Vancouver Zoning Map is the real low hanging fruit for more housing development is the vast swath of land zoned exclusively for single family homes.

Personally I can't understand the hate for the viewcones that I sometimes see. Talk with any newcomer to the city and they absolutely love the mountains. The mountain views are one of the selling points of this city. It would be utterly mad to block them.

[ripley12]

Depends on the view cone, I think. I agree that view cones aren't public enemy number 1, but some really are bad.

I live near one in East Van that is utterly useless; it's defined as starting in the middle of a road, and the view is blocked by tree foliage most of the year anyway. And yet because of it, multiple proposed apartment buildings have been cut short.

[Tiktaalik]

There's a few that are pretty marginal I agree.

The one from the top of Queen E Park is also weirdly low. Like you could almost double the height of the towers downtown and you still wouldn't be blocking the view of the mountain from this viewpoint, so the view is really damn odd.

[eps]

That's the thing - it's the _newcomers_ who absolutely love the mountains. Everyone else are perfectly content with knowing that they exists and don't need (or want) to see them every day from their window. It's a good perk, but it's no more than that.